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Nakajima C6N.
Nakajima C6N.
Nakajima C6N-1S.
Nakajima C6N-1S.

The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, "Glowing Cloud") was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied codename was Myrt.

The C6N originated in a Navy specification for a reconnaissance plane with a top speed of 650 km/h and range of 4,630 km. Nakajima's initial proposal, designated N-50, was for a craft with two 1,000 hp engines housed in tandem in the fuselage, driving two propellers mounted on the wings. With the development of the 2,000 hp class Nakajima Homare engine, though, this configuration was abandoned and Nakajima decided on a more conventional single-engine layout. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout However, the Homare's output turned out to be less than initially expected, so the design had to be optimized in other areas. The resulting aircraft was designed around a long and extremely narrow cylindrical fuselage, just large enough in diameter to accommodate the engine. The crew of three sat in tandem under a single canopy, while equipment was similarly arranged in a line along the fuselage. Like Nakajima's earlier B6N "Tenzan" torpedo bomber, the rudder was angled slightly forward to enable tighter packing on aircraft carriers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout High landing speed from the small wing area was alleviated with hydraulic slats and Fowler flaps. Slats is also a nickname for Australian cricketer Michael Slater, and NHL executive Glen Sather Slats are Aerodynamic Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a Fixed-wing aircraft.

The first flight was on May 15, 1943, and the prototype achieved a speed of 639 km/h. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first Although designed for carrier use, by the time it entered service in September 1944, there were few carriers left for it to operate from, so most were used from land bases. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1944: Events January January 11 - in one of their largest air raids to Its speed was exemplified by a famous telegraph sent after a successful mission: "No Grummans can catch us. The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading 20th century U " ("我に追いつくグラマンなし").

A total of 379 aircraft were produced. A turbocharged development mounting a 4-blade propeller was developed by Yokosuka, this was called the C6N2 Saiun-kai. The First Naval Air Technical Arsenal (第一海軍航空技術廠 located in Yokosuka, Japan, was responsible for the design of several aircraft used by the A night-fighter version C6N1-S with oblique-firing (Schräge Musik configuration) single 30 mm (or dual 20 mm) cannon and a torpedo carrying C6N1-B were also developed. Schräge Musik, derived from the German Colloquialism for Jazz Music (the German word "schräg" literally means "slanted" or "oblique" The C6N1-B developed by Nakajima was not needed after Japan's aircraft carriers were destroyed. As Allied bombers came within reach of the Japanese home islands, there became a need for a first class night fighter. This lead Nakajima to develop the C6N1-S by removing the observer and replacing him with two 20mm cannons. The C6N1-S's effectiveness was hampered by the lack of air-to-air radar, although it was fast enough to enjoy almost complete immunity from interception by Allied fighters. An air-to-air missile ( AAM) is a guided Missile fired from an Aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships

Ironically, for all it's speed and performance, a C6N1 was the last aircraft to be shot down in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Just five minutes later, the war was over and all Japanese aircraft were grounded.

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Specifications (C6N1)

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Related lists List of military aircraft of Japan

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